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Best Ways To Protect Your Organization & Keeping Your Employees Well-Versed in Data Security

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Not everyone was born tech savvy. And in some cases, even if you are a tech-savvy, there are still instances that an intentional unauthorized access attempt to a private network can still be completed without being traced and its challenging one for Data Security.

This type of attack can usually be done by using the backdoor entry to a workplace network either through a software being downloaded, an email attachment being clicked on and so on.

These people that click on URLs or attachments in their emails eventually put their company data at risk and the best way to keep them well-versed in cybersecurity is to provide proper training.

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But apart from that, what are other tips to keep your employees safe from cyber attacks?

Stay Updated

No company data is completely safe from hackers. The tricks that cybercriminals perform when hacking a database continue to evolve. Therefore, it’s also a must for businesses to stay updated in terms of data security plans.

Promoting efforts to guarantee network security should also be encouraged among employees.

Discuss Cyber Security Regularly

Companies treat productivity as the focal point of their business. Sometimes, they forget to also focus on protecting their data. If that’s the case, talking regularly about data protection in the workplace will help the entire workforce remain vigilant in any potential cyber attack.

If you don’t have someone in your organization to conduct the discussion, there are cyber security training online that can disclose all the necessary and crucial information that all your employee needs to be aware of such as:

  • How can they identify phishing emails?
  • What do they need to observe when they receive unexpected emails from the anonymous sender?
  • How should they react to suspicious emails that encourage file download or click on links?

Test Employees’ Knowledge of Phishing

Regularly testing the ability of your employees in detecting malware and phishing lures can help protect sensitive business data. They should know how to handle social media and email communications and recognize any threat to cyber security.

Show them actual malware loaded communications and phishing attempts so they can prevent them immediately.

There are online tests your employee can take to test their knowledge of phishing. These tests provide screenshots of an actual sample of phishing email so they can familiarize themselves and make necessary actions when they encounter some.

Train Everyone in the Company for Data Security

Being well-versed in the strategies hackers use in stealing data is really important. And that can be achieved through a comprehensive data security training that teaches employees, executives, and business leaders on how to keep their database safe from hackers.

If everyone in your organization will be at least knowledgeable about system hacking, phishing or malware attacks, the data in your organization will not be easily stolen.

Practice a Cell Phone-Free Work Environment

Some companies are truly stringent in their house rules. For instance, they do not allow employees to use cellphones in the office.

And this is a very effective policy to practice so that cyber criminals will not easily hack their database. This strategy can also be applicable to your business if you believe you need to be more strict in your workplace

The bottom line is to develop a cybersecurity training program that employees can easily grasp. It should include written policies to clearly highlight what people should do and should not do in the company.

Give them easy to understand rules and data security contacts in case there is a threat or potential breach.

Encourage your employees to stay open with cybersecurity issues in the workplace. That way, it’s easier to recognize the weak spots that need to be given attention to. So, are you ready to up your data security programs? Where do you intend to start?

Balaji
Balaji
BALAJI is an Ex-Security Researcher (Threat Research Labs) at Comodo Cybersecurity. Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder - Cyber Security News & GBHackers On Security.

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